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1 Life History Folklore, Miss Effie Cowan, McLennan County, Texas, District 8. File NO. 240. Page NO. 1 NO. of Words. 1,600 Reference, Interview with Max Richter, German Pioneer, Riesel, Texas. “I...
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2 “ While I lived near {Begin deleted text}Fredericksuurg{End deleted text} Fredericksburg the farmers worked their land with oxen, there were no roads, but just trails and we had to cut the...
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3 with as fire arms was scarce. Then when we wanted to kill a beef all we had to do was to go out on the range and shoot a maverick. They...
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4 “Fredericksburg had one long main street where business was conducted. When I first went there on my arrival from Germany, the ox-drawn wagons still were the chief modes of freighting. While...
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5 from hops he had secured from Probst's brewery. The bakery was the only place where confections of that day was sold and the soldiers made themselves at home and considered themselves...
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6 “While Mr Wehemeyer had his cabinet maker in Fredericksburg, we often traded with Mr {Begin deleted text}Pual{End deleted text} Paul Maureaux, of San Antonio, when we carried our produce there for...
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7 “The new hand made furniture created quite a stir in the city and even to the near by towns. It was far more refined in quality and lines than the old...
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8 “Now the service stations with their electric signs , bright for the busses and trucks, whose heavy tires bear down on the tarviated street , {Begin deleted text}o{End deleted text} to...
